Reappearance of oil sardine along the Tuticorin coast

Abstract

The oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps forms 10 to
18% of total fish landings in India although It is
caught mostly from the west coast. Sporadic catches
of oil sardine have been occasionally reported from
some places along the east coast as well.The specimens measured from 12.5 to 15.2 cm in total length. The dominant size groups were 12.5, 13.5 and 14.0 cm. Females dominated forming 70.7% while the males amounted to 8.6% and indeterminates 20.7%.